Foothills students to plant 1000 trees tomorrow

Students from Foothills Elementary School will be on a planting frenzy tomorrow morning (Thursday).

1000 saplings have been donated by Canfor for the students to plant as a part of the Exploration Place’s first GenAction project.

According to the museum, “GenAction is a national initiative funded by the Government of Canada and led by the Canadian Association of Science Centres. In collaboration with nearly 30 science centres across Canada, GenAction programming targets youth in grades K-12 with the goal of increasing their understanding of climate change science and inspiring them to take action.”

Exploration Place’s Assistant Curator – Indigenous Content, Joshua Seymour, will be at the school to kick off the planting at 9:00am.

“We are excited to be involved in the GenAction initiative,” said  Seymour. “It gives us the opportunity to plant a seed and show kids that they can have the power to make an impact when it comes to climate change.”

Foothills is a small part of the population the Exploration Place serves, according to them they deliver “locally relevant climate science programs to 1200 Indigenous youth and 7500 K-12 youth in Northern British Columbia.”